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Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Oil, NAFTA trade talk optimism help boost loonie and Toronto market
TORONTO – Rising oil prices and optimism on NAFTA trade talks helped push the dollar…
US to consider Pacific Trade re-entry after other priorities
SANTIAGO, Chile – The United States will consider rejoining a sweeping free trade agreement of…
Background check measure on guns included in spending bill
WASHINGTON – A modest measure strengthening the federal background check system for gun purchases will…
Manitoba Hydro board resigns prompting accusations from premier, talk of lawsuit
WINNIPEG – The board of directors at Manitoba Hydro resigned en masse Wednesday, leading to…
Court as class: Judge gets climate change lesson in oil suit
SAN FRANCISCO – There were no test tubes or Bunsen burners, but a courtroom turned…
Elon Musk’s Tesla pay package could net him $50 billion
DETROIT – Shareholders of electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc. have approved an…
Crisis experts say Facebook has mishandled the data scandal
NEW YORK – The crisis-management playbook is pretty simple: Get ahead of the story, update…
Just For Laughs sold to Howie Mandel and U.S. company ICM Partners
Montreal’s Just For Laughs answered doubts about its future Wednesday with the company’s sale to…
NYC agency investigating more than a dozen Kushner buildings
New York City’s buildings regulator launched investigations at more than a dozen Kushner Cos. properties…
Publisher of Theranos book moves up release date to May
NEW YORK – The publisher of an investigative book on blood testing startup Theranos has…
Agricultural producer Cargill to sell some Ontario assets to La Coop federee
WINNIPEG – Cargill has reached a deal to sell some of its Ontario grain and…
Norwegian technology employs ‘artificial magma’ to stifle Alberta gas well leaks
CALGARY – New technologies employing brute force as well as artificial volcanic action are being…
Average 30-year mortgage rates rose to 4.45 per cent
WASHINGTON – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates are ticking up slightly this week, the 10th increase…
BlackBerry says new software bridge to Microsoft products will increase security
WATERLOO, Ont. – BlackBerry Ltd. is launching a new way to enhance the security of…
Clarification to March 19 story about BlackBerry Ltd.
WATERLOO, Ont. – The Canadian Press reported on March 19 that BlackBerry Ltd. chief marketing…
CNN chief Jeff Zucker says Fox News is propaganda machine
NEW YORK – CNN chief Jeff Zucker sharply attacked the network’s rivals at Fox News…
Need global alignment on cryptocurrency policy, BoC deputy governor says
TORONTO – The Bank of Canada’s senior deputy governor is calling for authorities to work…
Jim Pattison not involved in Carolina Panthers NFL bid: spokesperson
VANCOUVER – A representative for Jim Pattison says the B.C. billionaire is not involved in…
NKorean sanctions evasions reveal Hong Kong’s middleman role
HONG KONG – In the dead of night last month, two tanker ships pulled alongside…
Weather Channel sold to independent studio, distributor
LOS ANGELES – The Weather Channel is under new ownership. Entertainment Studios Inc., an independent…
Bids rise at Calgary Stampede canvas auction, as oilpatch optimism picks up
CALGARY – Proceeds from the Calgary Stampede chuckwagon canvas auction are on the rise, suggesting…
Congress OKs $1.3 trillion budget, averting another shutdown
WASHINGTON – Congress gave final approval Friday to a giant $1.3 trillion spending bill that…
Israeli firm says it can turn garbage into bio-based plastic
KIBBUTZ ZEELIM, Israel – Hawks, vultures and storks circle overhead as Christopher Sveen points at…